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State whether the following is true or false.
The HeLa cell line was established with the informed consent of the patient it came from.

  • A.False only at small scales
  • B.True
  • C.False
  • D.True only at large scales

Answer: C

The cells were taken without Henrietta Lacks's knowledge, and her family learned of their use only decades later. The case is now a standard teaching example in the ethics of human tissue. Consent practices in research changed considerably as a result.

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